Clothesline holder



Jan. 18,1949. w c HESS CITOTBESLINE HOLDER Filed Feb. 20, 1946 T'IGE FIGA- MAL/S (1)7535 INVENQTOR w, ,2 mac ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 18, 1949 CLOTHESLINE HOLDER Willis 0. Hess, Kenmore,

third to Leo C. Kraz N. Y., assignor of oneinski, New York, N. Y.

Application February 20, 1946, Serial No. 648,956

.6 Claims. 1

My invention relates to clothes line holders and has particular reference to holders attachable to stationary objects for supporting a clothes line. I v

The main object of my invention is to provide a clothes line holder which can receive the end of a clothes line or other portion of the same and which can be then turned into a locking position in which the clothes line or rope will be securely held against an accidental removal.

Another object of my invention is to provide a clothes line holder of the foregoing general type in which the parts of the holder which retain the clothes line or rope can be securely tightened together to prevent their being accidentally turned into an open or unlocked position.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple and compact holder which can be easily and inexpensively manufactured and which will be simple and convenient for its operation.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a clothes line holder with a threaded extension for facilitating mounting of the holder on a post or similar supporting object.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of my invention are more fully explained in the accompanying specification and drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of my clothes line holder in a closed or locked position for holding a clothes line or rope;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the main body of the holder;

Fig. 4 is a front view of the holder in an open or unlocked position;

Fig. 5 is a top view of the same;

Fig. 6 is a side view of the main body of the holder.

My clothes line holder consists of a main body I in the form of a flat ring of an approximately rectangular cross section and having a sharp pointed screw 2 welded or otherwise attached to the ring for attaching the device to a, wooden pole, window frame, or a similar support. A pair of central discs 3, 4 are rotatively mounted at the sides of the ring-shaped body I.- v Each disc is provided with a central projection 5, 6 fitted in the central opening of the body I, the projections of the opposite discs approaching closely each other as shown in section in Fig. 2. The discs are joined together by rivets I in such a, manner that the discs are prevented from being moved apart'but can be drawn tight against each other 7 The screw 8 is threaded in the disc 3 and is riveted over at 9 to prevent the removal of the screw. The disc 4 has a hole ID for the screw with a clearance for permitting tightening of the discs against the central ringshaped body I. The screw 8 is provided for this purpose with a wing head I2 and a shoulder I3 resting against the outer side of the disc 4.

The joined discs 3, 4 are provided with mutually registering slots I4 extending inward to such a distance as to provide an opening I5 bound on the outside with the inner edge of the ringshaped body I, the opening being of a. size sufficient to admit a rope or clothes line I6, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. For admitting the rope or line into the opening, the discs are rotated into a position shown in Fig. 4 in which the slot I4 registers with a slot I8 in the ring-shaped body I, in which position of the device the rope can be introduced into the slot. To facilitate the accurate registering position of the slots, the disc 4 is provided with an arcuate recess I9 forming shoulders 20 and '2I. In the open position of the parts, as shown in Fig. 4, the shoulder 2I is engaged by a pin 22 secured to the ring-shaped body I. The second shoulder 20 engages the pin 22 when the slot I 4 is in the locking position, i. e., diametrically opposite the screw 2, as shown in Fig. 1. The discs can be tightened in this locking position by turning the screw 8 to the right. thereby drawing the discs 3 and 4 toward each other.

It will be understood that various features and principles of each of the embodiments of the invention above described or referred to may be utilized or substituted in the other embodiments.

While the invention has been described in detail with respect to certain particular preferred examples, it will be understood by those skilled in the art after understanding the invention, that various changes and further modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and it is intended therefore in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A clothes line holder comprising a ringshaped body having a transverse slot for admitting a clothes line into the central space in the body; a screw extending from the outer edge of the body for securing the body to a support; a pair of discs engaging the opposite outer sides by a central screw 8.

of the body; means to center the discs on the body; members loosely connecting the discs together for preventing their relative rotation, the

discs being provided with slots extending from their peripheries toward the centers and registering with each other, the width of the slots corresponding to the Width of the slot in the ring, the

depth of the slots being sufficient to form an opening for the clothes line between the bottoms of the slots and the inner edge of the body, whereby the clothes line is held firmly between said bottoms and said inner edge; and threaded means centrally disposed on said discs for tightening the ting a clothes line into the central space in the body; a screw extending from the outer edge of the body for securing the body to a support; a

pair of discs engaging the opposite outer sides of the body; means to center the discs on the body; members loosely connecting the discs to.- gether for preventing their relative rotation, the discs being provided with slots extending from their peripheries toward the centers and registering with each other, the width of the slots corresponding to the width of the slot in the ring,

4 shaped body having a transverse slot for admitting a clothes line into the central space in the body; a screw extending from the outer edge of the body for securing the body to a support; a pair of discs engaging the opposite outer sides of the body; means to center the discs on the body; members loosely connecting the discs together for preventing their relative rotation and for permitting the discs to be adjustably positioned with respect to each other, the discs being provided with slots extending from their periphcries toward the centers and registering with each other, the width of the slots corresponding to the width of the slot in the ring, the depth of the slots being sufficient to form an opening for the clothes line between the bottoms of the slots and the inner edge of the body, whereby the clothes line is held firmly between said bottoms the depth of the slots being sufficient to form an opening for the clothes line between the bottoms of the slots and the inner edge of the body, whereby the clothes line is held firmly between said bottoms and said inner edge; and a shoule dered screw passing through a central hole in one of the discs and threaded in the other disc for drawing the discs together and against the outersides of the body, thereby tightening the discs on the body.

' 3. A clothes shaped body having a transverse slot for admitting a clothes line into the central space in the body; a screw extending from the outer edge of the body for securing the body to a support; a pair of discs engaging the opposite outer sides of the body; means to center the discs on the body; members loosely connecting the discs to,- gether for preventing their relative rotation, the discs being provided with slots extending from their peripheries toward the centers and register ing with each other, the width of the slots corresponding to the width of the slot in the ring, the depth of the slot being sufiicient to form an opening for the clothes line between the bottoms of the slots and the inner edge of the body, whereby the clothes line is held firmly between said bottoms and said, inner edge; a shouldered screw passing through a central hole in one of the discs and threaded in the other disc for drawing the discs together and against the outer sides of the body, thereby tightening the discs on the body, one of the discs having a peripherally extending recess with shoulders at the ends; and a projection extending from the side of the body into the recess for limiting the rotation of the disc relative to the body, the engagement of one of the shoulders with the projection corresponding to the open position of the slot in the body when the body slot registers with the slots in the discs for introducing the clothes line into the slot or for removal therefrom, the engagement of the other shoulder with the projection corresponding to the closed position of the slots in the discs by the body.

4. A clothes line holder comprising a ringline holder comprising a ringand said inner edge; threaded means centrally disposed on said discs for tightening the discs against the outer sides of the body, so as to limit the rotational movement of the discs relative to the body between the open and closed positions of the slot in the body in one of the limiting positions of the disc, the disc slots registering with the slot in the ring for insertion or removal of the clothes line, and in the other limiting position the slots in the discs being closed by the body and extending substantially diametrically opposite the screw.

5. A clothes line holder comprising a ringshaped body having a transverse slot for admitting a clothes line into the central space in the body; a screw extending from the outer edge of the body for securing the body to a. support; a

pair of discs engaging the opposite sides of the body; shouldered projections on the discs extend.- ing into the body; rivets loosely connecting the discs, the shouldered projections of the discs forming a clearance therebetween; a central screw engaging the discs against the body for tightening the discs in a desired position on the body; and a handle on the central screw with a shoulder bearing against one of the discs. 1

6. A clothes line holder comprising, in com,- bination, an annulus of rectangular section having a transverse slot for admitting a clothes line into the central opening thereof, means ,on said annulus for connection to a support, a pair lof discs adapted to engage opposite side surfaces of the annulus, rivets for loosely interconnecting said discs when assembled to the annulus, so that said discs will rotate as a unit ,on said annulus,

said discs having registering slots of a width corresponding to the width of the transverse slot and of a depth sufiicient to provide an opening for the clothes line between the bottoms of the slots and an inner peripheral surface of theanthe opposite side surfaces of the annulus.

WILLIS o. HEss,

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